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Cities on the Frontline: Resilient Leadership

12 November 2020
09:00
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The 30th Session of Cities on the Frontline, jointly organized by Resilient Cities Network & the World Bank, will focus on “Resilient Leadership”. We will be joined by Craig Kesson, Executive Director, Chief Data Officer and Chief Resilience Officer, City of Cape Town, Elaine Roberts, Chief Marketing Officer, Lloyd’s Register Group, Peter Willis, Project Lead, Resilient Leadership in Crisis, and Seth Schultz, Executive Director, The Resilience Shift
Cities on the Frontline Speaker Series is a weekly speaker series co-organized by the Global Resilient Cities Network and the World Bank City Resilience Program since March 2020. The purpose of the series is to share knowledge to help cities respond to the pandemic crisis and plan towards recovery with resilience.
Questions about the Speaker’s Series, additional registration requests, or related items can be directed to media@resilientcitiesnetwork.org
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Background The City Academy Key Themes The Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), led by the World Bank and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), serves as a global knowledge platform that connects cities and partners across disciplines. It provides technical expertise,…

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